Rated of 5
by Katherine T. (Atlanta, Georgia) Enjoy the series
I really enjoy this series featuring Gemma and Kinkaid. I would say that this particular story was not my favorite in the bunch, but definitely readable. I found that I was losing interest in the middle of the book at times. However, I think that Ms. Crombie does a great job letting me get to know a bit of Britain-in this case single rowers near London, while I am sitting in my home in the States.
Rated of 5
by Linda Z. (Corydon, IN) No Mark Upon Her
Deborah Crombie is one of my favorite authors and she does not disappoint in this her 14th British mystery with Gemma and Duncan. The usual characters are there in a brand new setting. Anyone who enjoys mysteries with more characterization will go for this series. An an Anglophile, I particularly enjoy all the different locations in London and Great Britain. I think men or women would enjoy these books as well as book clubs. I would recommend the Inspector Lynley series by Elizabeth George and the Inspector Banks series by Peter Robinson for readers who enjoy the Crombie series.
Rated of 5
by Dorian B. (Bainbridge, NY) No Mark Upon Her
This was the first of Deborah Crombie's books that I have read, and I found it to belong with many of the better contemporary mystery writers of today. Though part of a series, I did not feel that I had needed to read the previous books to appreciate the characters. I liked the idea of a husband and wife team and felt that Crombie developed the characters and the plot well. I would highly recommend the book.
Rated of 5
by Kathleen S. (St Louis, MO) Excellent addition to the series
Crombie's writing never disappoints. "No Mark Upon Her" is the 14th book in the series featuring Scotland Yard Superintendent Duncan Kincade and his wife, Inspector Gemma James. Duncan and Gemma are yet again involved in another intriguing mystery. This one revolves around the murder of an Olympic hopeful trying to make a comeback, who also happens to be a Met detective. When someone tries to kill a search and rescue team member, the case becomes more complex, involving powerful political interests within the Met itself.
Right from the beginning, you are caught up in the action in the competitive world of rowing. The tale is solved bringing in the combined skills of the two detectives and their colleagues. As in any good mystery, the plot casts suspicions on multiple characters. You do not know "who did it" until near the end of the book. This book is a page turner. Once I started, I could barely put it down. I highly recommend this novel to all Crombie fans as it is an excellent addition to the series. One also sees Kincaid and James continue to evolve as their characters accept new challenges by the addition of a 3 year old adoptee to the blended family. Great read.
Rated of 5
by Leslie D. (Le Roy, NY) A great mystery--if I may put my "oar" in
Author Deborah Crombie has the ability to choose a quintessentially English theme--the prestigious sport of rowing in this case--and then develop a complex mystery around it. The book is suspenseful, although the story takes time to develop the characters, to explore the rigors of rowing, and to look at the minutiae of the daily family life of a new, blended family. This makes for an excellent police procedural featuring the newly married Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James. Crombie's writing is so smooth that you only concentrate on the story, which is the latest installment in an outstanding series.
Rated of 5
by Patricia S. (Yankton, SD) Rowing and Murder
Deborah Crombie has written another winner in No Mark Upon Her. She has created a wonderful cast of characters. Not only the major characters and the ones who are not regular in the series, but also the canine characters in this novel are finely drawn. And once again she spins a well-crafted, suspenseful mystery while taking us into the home life of Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James and their blended family of children. It is this aspect of Crombie's mysteries that I find so charming - the hominess and the police work. In addition, the reader is introduced to the world of competitive rowing, so intense that in this book it results in murder. I have been a great fan of Crombie, and I wait impatiently for the next in this series.
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